Processing of materials derived from sweet sorghum for biobased products

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 362-375

  Whitfield, Matthew B ^a   Chinn, Mari S ^a   Veal, Matthew W ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Fermentation; Lignocellulosic bagasse; Natural products; Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench; Sweet sorghum

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHIC COMPOUNDS; BIO-BASED PRODUCTS; BIOPROCESSES; BIOPROCESSING; COMBUSTION ENERGIES; CULTURAL PRACTICES; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FERMENTABLE SUGARS; FERMENTATION PROCESS; FERMENTATION PRODUCTS; HIGH YIELD; JUICE EXTRACTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LOW CRYSTALLINITY; MARGINAL CONDITIONS; MODERN DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL PRODUCTS; NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT; PAPER PRODUCTION; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PRE-TREATMENT; REFINED SUGARS; SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.) MOENCH; SWEET SORGHUM; YEAST FERMENTATION;

ACETONE; BAGASSE; BIOFUELS; CELLULOSE; CROPS; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; METHANE; SUGAR BEETS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

SUGARS;

ACETONE; AGRONOMY; ALLELOPATHY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; METHANE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PROTEIN; SILAGE; SORGHUM; SUGAR; SUGAR BEET; SUGAR CANE;

ACETONE; BAGASSE; CELLULOSE; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FARM CROPS; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYSIS; LACTIC ACID; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SORGHUM; SUGARS; WATER GAS;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84855891546     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.12.011     Document Type: Review

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